Trump advise Netanyahu to reject ceasefire to block Harris win
Department of Research, Strategic Studies and International Relations 26-08-2024
Donald Trump is reportedly advising Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a move that could potentially breach the Logan Act.
Although no longer in office, former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump has been discussing « Israel’s war on Gaza » with key figures. However, he is not intending to end the war.
Instead, Trump is reportedly engaging with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to prevent a ceasefire agreement, believing that such a deal could boost Vice President Kamala Harris’ chances of winning the November election, The New Republic quoted the PBS reporting.
“The reporting is that former President Trump is on the phone with the Prime Minister of Israel, urging him not to cut a deal right now, because it’s believed that would help the Harris campaign,” said PBS’ Judy Woodruff Monday night.
“So, I don’t know where—who knows whether that will come about or not, but I have to think that the Harris campaign would like for President Biden to do what presidents do, and that’s to work on that one,” Woodruff added.
Both Netanyahu’s office and Trump denied the claims.
It wasn’t clear right away whether Woodruff was talking about a new report or referring to an Axios story from last week. That story mentioned two US sources who said that Trump and Netanyahu had discussed a ceasefire and Gaza captive negotiations over the phone.
